Conversations, talks, panel discussions and book launches organised by the School of Divinity’s new Scottish Network for Religion and Literature. All welcome. For enquiries, please contact Dr Lois McFarland: Lois.McFarland@ed.ac.ukSemester 1: Autumn 2025DateTopicWednesday 8 October 12:30-2pmSenate RoomRobert Crawford: Translating Ancient Poetry into ScotsPoet and academic Robert Crawford will be joining us to speak about translating the ancient Sumerian poetry of the priestess Enheduanna, believed to be the first ever named author, into Scots. He will also discuss the religious impulse in Scottish poetic tradition more broadly, from epic to psalm to haiku. Monday 27 October 12-1pm Martin HallYehudis Fletcher on her book ‘Chutzpah: A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality and Daring to Stay’Yehudis Fletcher is an author, scholar and activist within the Charedi community. Her memoir explores the confrontation between her sexuality and the expectations of her family and her community. Faced with either losing the faith she loved or losing herself, Yehudis made the most daring decision of all: she decided to stay. This is a joint event between the Scottish Network for Religion & Literature, Edinburgh Jewish Studies, and the Religious Studies Research Seminar. 7-8 NovemberMartin HallNew College Festival of Books and BeliefMultiple events and workshops for book-lovers of all faiths and none!Find out moreMonday 17 November4:10-5:30pmMartin HallDr Rebekah Lamb on John Henry Newman and the Ends of ArtDr Rebekah Lamb (St Andrews University) researches the ways in which art and aesthetics are distinctive and timely modes of theological and philosophical inquiry. This is a joint History of Christianity and Scottish Network for Religion and Literature seminar. This article was published on 2024-03-19
